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Maximum range of Napoleon's cannons

Posted by Emperor on 21 Oct 2013, 16:35

This is simple question ,,What was the maximum range that cannon ball could reach, and that cannon ball is shot from Napoleon French artillery of 1806...''
Reason, I came to a new information, that Napoleon himself sent few of his Gunman artillery crew to help Ottomans in fight, during 1806...So this is going to make me a more pleasure since I'm Napoleon figures fan...The information that I need is because the guns were placed on bank of small river, so I need to measure what distance was between the river and the trench and redoubt since the cannon was fired at redoubt...
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Posted by Kekso on 21 Oct 2013, 17:26

"Tests conducted during the period demonstrated that, under op­timum conditions, a 12-pdr. roundshot would, at a range of 600-700 yards"

quoted from http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/Warof1812/2009/Issue12/c_Artillery.html

So consider that we are talking in hundreds of meters. And even 150m would be 2m in 1/72nd scale. Therefore, if you like to build your diorama respectively to artillery max, range better prepare your backyard for it :-D
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Posted by Emperor on 21 Oct 2013, 18:34

Well it is going to be a meter or 100 cmm...From the trench...It is going to museum on Mišar...
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Posted by Benno on 21 Oct 2013, 19:59

Kekso wrote:And even 150m would be 2m in 1/72nd scale. Therefore, if you like to build your diorama respectively to artillery max, range better prepare your backyard for it :-D
Maybe it's an idea to build it in 6mm? :-D
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Posted by Wheeling Turn on 25 Oct 2013, 22:59

Does they really shoot at max ranges?? Normally artillery like soldiers would use their weapons at effective range which is much smaller. Between a third and a quarter of maximum range.
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Posted by Emperor on 28 Oct 2013, 12:57

Ok we made it...We added a extra plate, because of position of the river...Only problem, I ordered two bags of static grass, they sent me two different colors, dark green and light green, and I told them only dark...So I have now to light the first plate a little, and to darker the second plate a bit...Any way, I go now to lunch, and than to capitol for month or two for radio therapy, so I'm back at December 3rd to fix things...
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Posted by Kekso on 28 Oct 2013, 13:25

Can you mix those two bags and get 2 bags of static grass in some middle tone?
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Posted by Emperor on 28 Oct 2013, 18:11

Well I have all ready done that...I will post a picture, so people here can see the difference...
All I need now is another bag of dark green grass to darker a little bit the lighter part...
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